Trump threatens to withhold federal payments over California fires

President Donald Trump is threatening to withhold federal payments to California, claiming its forest management is “so poor”.

President Trump said “there is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly fires in California”.

The president said that “billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments”.

There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!